Anaheim Ducks coach Joel Quenneville was livid with the officials after they failed to call icing on the Vegas Golden Knights’ game-winning goal in Game 1.
The Ducks’ bench erupted in protest as Ivan Barbashev scored late in the third period following the controversial no-call. With the game tied 1-1 late in the third, Anaheim had pulled its goalie for an extra attacker.
On a play in the neutral zone, the puck was sent toward the Ducks’ end. Officials waved off icing, allowing Pavel Dorofeyev to make a nice pass to Ivan Barbashev, who scored the game-winner to take a 1-0 lead for Vegas in the series.
Quenneville didn’t hold back in the post-game presser, stating:
“Clearly, I disagreed with the call. Clearly, it was icing. But their guy stopped skating, which really made me annoyed.”
Anaheim Ducks fall to Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1
On Monday, the Anaheim Ducks suffered a 3-1 defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
After a goalless first period, Brett Howden opened the scoring for the Golden Knights after putting them ahead 1-0 at 3:14 of the first period. This was the lone goal scored in that period.
“I just tried to put the puck deep and I saw Jack on the far side going through,” Barbashev said via NHL.com. “I thought for a second he beat him, and that’s why they waved it off. Jack just put a little pressure on him. They turned it over, and (Dorofeyev) made a great play.”
Mikael Granlund tied it 1-1 for the Ducks at 13:57 in the third period. Ivan Barbashev increased the lead to 2-1 for the Golden Knights at 15:02 before Mitch Marner‘s empty-net sealed the win for them.
“It’s Game 1. It is (about) which team finds its game the quickest that has the advantage,” Golden Knights coach John Tortorella said. “We’re fortunate. Fortunate that we found a way to win. They played well. Some of it had to do with them. They played well, but we have some things to work on.”
Game 2 returns to T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday, with the puck dropping at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Edited by Abhishek Dilta









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